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Why Transit Planners Need to Talk About Public Health
Baltimore is failing to deliver quality transit to the predominantly low-income neighborhoods of color that need them most — and a new analysis could serve as template for other cities committed to mobility justice, too.
September 22, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Running Out of Time
Shelve your utopian schemes and just phase out fossil fuels and put more money into transit. It's not that hard.
September 22, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines Want You to Slow Down
Vox does a good job of putting the 42,000 traffic deaths in the U.S. annually (and rising) into perspective.
September 21, 2021
Monday’s Headlines Aren’t Trying to Scare You
Transit is pretty safe, despite claims to the contrary. Plus, the latest on infrastructure-bill machinations and other headlines.
September 20, 2021
Friday’s Headlines Are Getting Creative
The mayor of Paris has heard the whispers through the cheese: If you build bike lanes, they will come make you president.
September 17, 2021
Thursday’s Headlines on the Road to Safer Streets
Hundreds of cities, counties and states have embraced Complete Streets, and a key federal official made a call to prioritize safety.
September 16, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines Are Burning Down the House
An infrastructure bill will save the planet, President Biden says. And investment in bikes, walking and transit pay economic dividends, according to a Colorado study.
September 15, 2021
Tuesday’s Headlines Are Ready for a Showdown
Transit funding didn't have bipartisan support in the Senate, but doesn't need it in the House. Plus, Vox explains why we should drive less.
September 14, 2021
Monday’s Headlines Have Already About Had It
Money for infrastructure but no one to build it. More freeways through Black neighborhoods. Ugh.
September 13, 2021
Friday’s Headlines Are Back in Town
Guess who just got back today? That transit funding that got stripped away. The bill changed, centrists had much to say.
September 10, 2021